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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    SANTORINI 212040 at 09:33 (UTC) on Tue 23 Feb 2021

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20210223/0933Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: SANTORINI 212040
    PSN: N3624 E02524
    AREA: GREECE
    SUMMIT ELEV: 367M
    ADVISORY NR: 2021/001
    INFO SOURCE: VONA
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE - ERUPTION OF SANTORINI TO 15KM
    OBS VA DTG: 23/1000Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N3426 E02309 - N3507 E02250 - N3718 E02611 -N3547 E02609 - N3445 E02428 - N3426 E02309 FL200/350 N3430 E02158 -N3514 E02056 - N3657 E02532 - N3623 E02623 - N3425 E02329 - N3430E02158 FL350/550 N3438 E02102 - N3536 E02142 - N3656 E02534 - N3546E02722 - N3507 E02502 - N3438 E02102
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 23/1600Z SFC/FL200 N3206 E02206 - N3309 E01949 -N3627 E02411 - N3700 E02550 - N3433 E02732 - N3206 E02206 FL200/350N3450 E01744 - N3534 E01806 - N3655 E02536 - N3621 E02628 - N3212E02130 - N3450 E01744 FL350/550 N3500 E01653 - N3656 E02536 - N3552E03009 - N3349 E02703 - N3304 E02420 - N3500 E01653
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 23/2200Z SFC/FL200 N3000 E02120 - N3222 E01847 -N3451 E02017 - N3704 E02546 - N3323 E02830 - N3000 E02120 FL200/350N3048 E02054 - N3149 E01924 - N3622 E01448 - N3656 E02603 - N3026E02723 - N3048 E02054 FL350/550 N3228 E02107 - N3551 E01425 - N3656E02536 - N3547 E03327 - N3014 E02715 - N3228 E02107
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 24/0400Z SFC/FL200 N2741 E02023 - N3448 E01635 -N3659 E02549 - N3329 E02832 - N3120 E02732 - N2741 E02023 FL200/350N2936 E02036 - N3811 E01126 - N3654 E02541 - N3001 E03419 - N2654E02933 - N2936 E02036 FL350/550 N3250 E01913 - N3749 E01047 - N3622E03744 - N3004 E03352 - N2941 E02627 - N3250 E01913
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - EXERCISE - ERUPTION IS ONGOING.PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED BY VAAC LONDON AS A BACK-UP TO VAACTOULOUSE. EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210223/1527Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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